Table 4.
Prevalence of Hypertension according to different BMI categories.
| <25 Kg/m2 | 25-29 Kg/m2 | 30-34 Kg/m2 | 35-39 Kg/m2 | ≥40 Kg/m2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | No in Group | HT (%) | |
| N/Central | 364 | 43 (10.3) | 192 | 55 (29.7) | 73 | 28 (45.3) | 18 | 12 (70.7) | 6 | 2 (26.7) |
| N/East | 665 | 136 (20.8) | 274 | 86 (32.0) | 91 | 42 (47.2) | 31 | 18 (58.2) | 9 | 6 (68.2) |
| N/West | 545 | 97 (21.5) | 126 | 43 (41.7) | 24 | 12 (47.8) | 9 | 7 (82.2) | 5 | 5 (100) |
| S/East | 157 | 20 (10.6) | 166 | 87 (54.5) | 105 | 65 (65.3) | 46 | 34 (73.9) | 15 | 12 (85.2) |
| S/South | 320 | 109 (36.7) | 146 | 72 (48.6) | 56 | 36 (63.5) | 15 | 13 (95.5) | 6 | 6 (100) |
| S/West | 426 | 154 (36.2) | 185 | 83 (44.1) | 80 | 44 (55.0) | 26 | 16 (61.1) | 11 | 7 (66.3) |
| Rural | 1466 | 384 (30.5) | 508 | 206 (46.8) | 143 | 73 (56.7) | 46 | 34 (79.8) | 11 | 7 (76.2) |
| Urban | 1011 | 209 (28.5) | 581 | 220 (40.3) | 286 | 154 (57.1) | 99 | 66 (62.9) | 41 | 31 (74.6) |
| Overall | 2477 | 593 (29.9) | 1089 | 426 (44.0) | 429 | 227 (56.9) | 145 | 100 (70.2) | 52 | 38 (75.1) |
Hypertension was systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg and/or use of antihypertensive medication.